Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

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ness trip to San Francisco.
There are undelivered messages at the
Western Union Office for 8. N. Nixon, Mrs.
St. Peters and Thomas Williams.
The Pacific Express Company yesterday
shipped ten bars Moulton, valued at
about $4,000, and twenty.three bars Alice,
valued at sbout'$11 600.
It was reported yesterday that the net
receipts of the Miners Union picnic were
were $3.50 up to yesterday morning, with
more precincts to hear from.
In the report of prizes VOL at the Miners
picnic Sunday, the name OF the young
lady who won the second prize for Waiting
was Miss Katie E. Thornton.
The patent for the Overman lode mining
claim has just been received vt Washing
ton. The claim lies lust north of the
Matt mine, and the patent is issued to
Matte F. Curtis and others.
The Owl has undergone another change
Of ownership. The partnership of Albert
Fritsch and Albert Nickel wal dissolved
yesterday, Mr.. Nickel buying out Fritsch's
interest and becoming sole proprietor.
A railroader filed a complaint before
Justice Dingevnn yesterday against an
other railroader ne med Mulligan, whom he
accuses I of going through him for $50
and q gold locket at a grading camp this
side of Woodville.
The Electric Light Company yesterday
put in q new lamp ~ the corner of Utah St.
and West Broadway, and a perceptible i'm
provement ia noticeable. The rods in the
old lamp had become SO c)ogged that the
street was in darkness about half the
time.
In the Probate Court yesterday the sale
OF the Wunderlich ranch to Lavell Broth
ers was confirmed. The price paid was
over $4,000. Mrs. Helen C.. Harper filed
a petition for letters of administration on
the estate of her mother, Mrs. Fanny
Pack.
Messrs. Curtis & Majors have moved into
their new Office on Granite. at the head of
quarters there, and when they have CON-
pleted fixing up will have one Of the most
convenient and comfortable Offices in
town.
Night before last a stranger appeared at
the residence of Mr.. Vim. Lorenz, on East
Quartz Street, and in response to an in
quiry as to his business stated he wanted
to examine the premises. Mr.. Lorerz very
promptly and properly kicked him into the
street.
Aleck Moore. colored, wat arraigned in
Judge Dingevon's Court yesterday for
drawing and exhibiting a deadly weapon.
A shoeblack recently bought a cabin below
town, and Aleck vent down there and
kicked the door in and pulled a gun on the
youth, who wore out a warrant against
him. The case is set for 10 a. m. Wednes-
day.
w. j. Penrose was the happy recipient
yesterday Of a thousand imported cigars
Of the first quality, from the James
Walsh Mercantile Company, st. Joe, Mis-
souri,, through the courtesy of Agent Car
roll, who was recently in Butte. With
characteristic generosity PEN" passed
them around. He had about one apiece
for his friends.
Another match between Edwards and
Kinney is talked OF. In reference to one
fall claimed by Kinney's friends, Jack Nc
Donald, b was referee, states that while
Edwards was thrown on his back and all
our points made, Kinney made a foul in
throwing his opponent, as he caught below
the jacket with one hand. The rules for
Cornish wrestling are quite explicit on this
point and a 'fall is no fall" unless gained
the rules prescribe.
The circus people keep Jo-Jo, the hairy
faced youth, shady when not on exhibi-
ton at the show. He has his meals cent to
his room. Yesterday at the Centennial,
where the circus folks stopped, q girl was
sent up with his breakfast, and not being
warned Of what she would see, as soon as he
opened the door the apparition startled her
g o that she gave one shrek, threw up both
hands letting the tray drop with a crash
and fed back to the kitchen in dismay.